Pigeons And A Scooter Speed War News For Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle weighs the value of carrier pigeons and a portable motor scooter for war coverage in Korea. He details long air hours from Inchon Seoul, limited teletype reliability, and the daily scramble from Kimpo to the front, arguing such gear could speed dispatches and mobility.
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Seoul
Korea
Inchon
United States
Kimpo
Inchon-Seoul
Fifth Marine Regiment
Wolmi Island
Japan
Air Force
Self defense and global stakes in Korea war
The piece argues the Korean War was partially a self defense act by the United States. It notes UN and American forces halted the North Korean invasion, framing the battle as a test of democracy against communism. It warns Russia will press on, urging continued vigilance and strong policy to deter expansion.
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South Korea
America
Walton H. Walker
U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
North Korea
Moscow
Asia
Truman
United States
State Department
Russia
Reader questions answer service gives quick facts from La Crosse Tribune
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau provides brief answers on topics from atomic energy materials to ancient U.S. houses, eyeglass cleaning, antifreeze effects, and 1949 wheat outputs. Notable Qs confirm uranium and thorium usage in fission, Dedham Mass. Banks House as oldest frame building, and U.S. wheat at 1,125 million bushels vs Russia's 1,100 million.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eve St. N. E
Washington, D. C
United States
Russia
Unusual coven in the prise offer booklet Appetizers
An advertisement urges readers to order a booklet titled Appetizers, promising a copy by mail for ten cents postpaid. It includes a coupon instruction and asks for the recipient’s street or rural route address to mail to Washington, D. C.
Demos Hope For Iowa Election Surprise In November
In Des Moines the Democrats seek another Iowa surprise as 1948 vibes loom. Senator Bourke Hickenlooper defends a tough record while Albert Loveland presses Brannan farm plans, with Korea war issues shaping the fall campaign and vice president Barkley slated to stump for Loveland.
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Demos
Iowa
Dwight McCormack
Des Moines
Truman
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Albert J. Loveland
U. S
Hickenlooper
Atomic Energy Commission
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Loveland
Brannan
Guy G. Gabrielson
Barkley
Learns To Pen Name Wins Jail Release
John Lee Harvey of Clarksdale Mississippi learned to write his name after federal judge Charles G Briggle sentenced him to 90 days for auto theft with a 30 day cut if he could sign his name. Harvey practiced daily and wrote his name for Briggle gaining release.
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Springfield
Ill
John Lee Harvey
Clarksdale
Miss
Harvey
Charles G. Briggle
Briggle
Kefauver Defends Crime Committee Independence
Senator Kefauver says the senate crime investigative committee will let the facts speak for themselves and not aid any party. Republican Senator Brewster says disclosures favor Republicans in the November elections and cites New York graft cases. The panel plans closed sessions in Chicago with about 160 subpoenas issued, including Tom Cawley and Virginia Hill Hauser as witnesses.
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Washington
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Brewster
R-Me
Congress
Keauver
Senate
New York State
Thomas E. Dewey
New York City
Chicago
Tom Cawley
la Salle
Cawley
Virginia Hill
Kefauver Committee
Bar Harbor
Eugene McNeally
U. S
Estes Kefauver
Dtenn
Miss Hill
Herman Hauser
Rabbit Kill in South Africa Sets High Toll
The Sneenberg Vermin Club killed 6 836 rock rabbits in a year in South Africa. A dust storm in the U S southwest during the 1930s could lift as much as 300 million tons of topsoil in a single day.
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South Africa
Sneenberg Vermin Club
U. S
Clergy Group Forms to Aid Camp McCoy Soldiers
La Crosse pastors and lay leaders elected last week a leadership team for a new clergy group to assist Camp McCoy chaplains. Rev. O. S. Paulson was named president with officers including Rev. Edward Sobczyk and Rev. J. Pierce Newell. steering members include Rev. Albert Hillestadt and Rabbi Abraham Album. The group pledged to support soldiers in training and cooperate with post chaplains. Major Busby noted the youths come from good homes and attend services off duty. Mayor Ahrens voiced confidence churches will meet needs and make visitors feel at home. The meeting drew 21 churchmen and Camp McCoy chaplains.
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la Crosse
Camp McCoy
J. N. Cribben
O. S. Paulson
Edward J. Sobczyk
J. Pierce Newell
H. C. Busby
Maj. Busby
Clyde Carney
Henry J. Ahrens
Widow Loses $1100 After Store Theft
MILWAUKEE Wisconsin widow Mary Sell 56 of Pike Lake reported her purse containing 1100 was stolen in a downtown store. She laid her packages on a display table to examine a hat and the purse disappeared. Her late husband left her 1200 which she carried for lack of a bank.
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Milwaukee
Washington County
Mary Sell
Pike Lake
Lackland Air Force Base Begins Indoctrination Training
Pvt. Kenneth E. Schaldach age 21 son of Elmer Schaldach of 634 North 22nd Street has begun a course of indoctrination training at Lackland air force base in San Antonio Texas. Want Ads Sell Anything.
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Kenneth E. Schaldach
Elmer Schaldach
North 22Nd Street
Lackland Air Force Base
Air Force
San Antonio
Tex
Highway Worker Dead in Steam Shovel Accident
Herbert Stoffel, 50, a highway contractor employee, was instantly killed near Dickeyville on Highway 61 when a 50 ton steam shovel rolled over him as he walked from the cab to check wire clearance. Driver Cletus Novinski stopped after losing sight of Stoffel in the rear view mirror.
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Lancaster
Wis
Herbert Stoffel
Stoffel
Highway 61
Dickeyville
Cletus Novinski
Stitzer
Hail damages beets cut Alberta farmers’ yield
Hail damage in southern Alberta has reduced sugar beet yields by about 30 000 tons this year. The impact hits growers near Raymond and surrounding areas with significant crop losses.
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Raymond
Alta
Alberta
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